特朗普政府本周表示，出生在海外的美军和政府雇员的子女将不再获得自动公民身份。
美国公民和移民服务局周三发布了一份策略警报撤销了以前的一项指南，该指南认为在海外出生的军人和政府官员的子女“居住在美国”根据前一项政策，儿童将根据《移民和国籍法》获得自动公民身份。
“自2019年10月29日起，与身为美国政府雇员或驻扎在国外的美国武装部队成员的美国公民父母一起居住在国外的儿童，不被视为在美国居住以获得公民身份，”新政策称，并补充道，“居住在美国境外且子女不是美国公民的父母应代表其子女申请美国公民身份。”
该政策澄清说:“即使该人居住在他或她拥有的财产中，在国外停留期间在美国休假也不被视为居住在美国。”。
该指南还规定，父母必须在孩子18岁生日前完成申请程序。它不适用于出生时已被授予美国公民身份的儿童。
档案照片:2019年4月16日，来自第二步兵师的美国士兵在韩国波切恩参加罗德里格斯靶场(Rodriguez Range)的最佳战士竞赛。特朗普政府周三表示，在海外出生的美军子女将不再自动获得公民身份。
这项政策似乎是针对那些通过所谓的衍生过程寻求公民身份的人。以前，与美国公民父母一起住在海外的孩子符合获得公民身份的居住要求。然而，那个住所现在必须在美国。
在对...的声明中小山五角大楼发言人预测，新政策将产生“小”影响。
卡拉·格里森中校说:“国防部一直在与我们的DHS/南加州大学的同事密切合作，研究最近的政策变化，并理解这一特殊变化的估计影响很小”。“但是，我们致力于确保受影响的家庭在过渡期间获得适当的信息、资源和支持。”
格里森还鼓励美国人找到更多关于USCIS军事资源页面。
周三宣布该政策后，一些民主党人很快开始批评该政策。众议员瓦尔·戴明斯(佛罗里达州)在推特上写道:“政府的这一举措将使在海外为我们国家服务的美国人更难成家。”。“这似乎也是结束与生俱来的公民身份的第一步，总统威胁要这么做——这是违反宪法的。”
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS CHILDREN OF U.S. TROOPS BORN OVERSEAS WON'T GET AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP
The Trump administration this week said that the children of U.S. troops and government employees born overseas will no longer be granted automatic citizenship.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday issued a policy alert revoking a previous guidance that considers the children of service members and government officials born overseas as "residing in the United States." Under the former policy, the children would be granted automatic citizenship under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
"Effective October 29, 2019, children residing abroad with their U.S. citizen parents who are U.S. government employees or members of the U.S. armed forces stationed abroad are not considered to be residing in the United States for acquisition of citizenship," the new policy states, adding that "parents who are residing outside the United States with children who are not U.S. citizens should apply for U.S. citizenship on behalf of their children."
"Leave taken in the United States while stationed abroad is not considered residing in the United States even if the person is staying in property he or she owns," the policy clarified.
The guideline also states that parents must complete the application process before their child's 18th birthday. It does not apply to children who have been granted citizenship in the U.S. at birth.
File photo: U.S. soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division take part in the Best Warrior Competition at the Rodriguez Range on April 16, 2019 in Pocheon, South Korea. The Trump administration on Wednesday said that children of U.S. troops born overseas will no longer be automatically granted citizenship.
The policy appears to be targeting those seeking citizenship through the so-called derivation process. Previously, children who lived in a home overseas with their U.S. citizen parents fulfilled a residency requirement to derive citizenship. However, that residence must now be in the United States.
In a statement to The Hill, a Pentagon spokesperson predicted that the new policy will have a "small" impact.
"DoD has been working closely with our colleagues as DHS/USCIS regarding recent policy changes and understands the estimated impact of this particular change is small," Lt. Col. Carla Gleason said. "However, we are committed to ensuring affected families are provided the appropriate information, resources, and support during this transition."
Gleason also encouraged Americans to find further information about the policy on the USCIS Military Resource page.
Some Democrats quickly moved to criticize the policy after its announcement on Wednesday. "This move by the administration will make it harder for Americans serving our country overseas to have families," congresswoman Val Demings (D-Fla.) tweeted. "This also appears to be an initial step towards ending birthright citizenship, something which the president has threatened to do—and which would be unconstitutional."
